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here's the latest on manti te'o. a man is admitting he pulled off the hoax and he admitted he is admitting that he pulled off the same hoax in 2008 and te'o had no idea. >> we'll have a final >> we're getting out the long johns. >> absolutely. you're going to need it here. let's get to it. today was sunny breezy and chilly. tomorrow will be warmer in the upper 40's. the first cold front comes through monday. for you inauguration day, we'll have partly cloudy skies and a politicaler blast on tuesday and wednesday. ties only in the 20's on
here's the latest on manti te'o. a man is admitting he pulled off the hoax and he admitted he is admitting that he pulled off the same hoax in 2008 and te'o had no idea. >> we'll have a final >> we're getting out the long johns. >> absolutely. you're going to need it here. let's get to it. today was sunny breezy and chilly. tomorrow will be warmer in the upper 40's. the first cold front comes through monday. for you inauguration day, we'll have partly cloudy skies and a...
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i've been in sports for a long time and the manti te'o story is the strangest i've ever heard. the girlfriend never existed. the disease and death was a hoax. i never heard of cat fishing until this week. the university of notre dame says when they found out about the cruel hoax they investigated their star linebacker to see his involvement in any. they believe he is a victim and had no clue. public opinion seems to be split whether he was naive or an accomplice. we'll continue to follow the story. for hockey fans the season opens in tampa. take a look at this. a few minutes ago they opened the gates and fans poured in. hockey is back. britt mchenry is in the phone booth and she caught up with the owner, ted leonsis. >> from an owner's perspective how happy are you this is back to reality and the lockout is over? >> i'm so happy to see the fans here tonight. anybody can come in and it is pretty cold out. we might have 40,000 people. it looks like it is going to snow out there. i'm really happy and so apologetic to the fans. we worked really hard this week and it is amazing ther
i've been in sports for a long time and the manti te'o story is the strangest i've ever heard. the girlfriend never existed. the disease and death was a hoax. i never heard of cat fishing until this week. the university of notre dame says when they found out about the cruel hoax they investigated their star linebacker to see his involvement in any. they believe he is a victim and had no clue. public opinion seems to be split whether he was naive or an accomplice. we'll continue to follow the...
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and any manti te'o shares his side of this story, that, it appears, is all we're going to have. questions. >> and getting more bizarre with every hour that passes. >> reporter: indeed it is. >> thank you, josh, great to see you here tonight. >>> and, one more note tonight. the world will hear lance armstrong's confession to oprah winfrey. but even before the details emerge from that interview, another blow for armstrong today. olympic officials stripped him of the bronze medal he won at the olympic games in sydney, australia, in 2000. >>> and still ahead, imagine waking up during surgery, feeling everything but you can't say a word. tonight, hope for thousands of people, a breakthrough idea to keep it from happening to you. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your m
and any manti te'o shares his side of this story, that, it appears, is all we're going to have. questions. >> and getting more bizarre with every hour that passes. >> reporter: indeed it is. >> thank you, josh, great to see you here tonight. >>> and, one more note tonight. the world will hear lance armstrong's confession to oprah winfrey. but even before the details emerge from that interview, another blow for armstrong today. olympic officials stripped him of the...
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. >> manti will tell the truth. >> and in some circles, a strange tale involving a football star gets more convoluteed. >> we could have some fog in the morning, i'll let you know in the 5-day more cast. -- more cast. q x forecast. -- forecast. . >>> about a dozen people today protested outside a san francisco restaurant. they say the owner is a slum lord. about 50 people live in the apartment building he owns. some had units that didn't drain rotten cabinets and serious mold. >>> the algeria, armed al-qaeda stormed the facility yesterday. algeria said forecasts had had died during the mission. u.s. authorities say at least 20 hostages escaped with the help of u.s. special forces. >>> a new way to manipulate gift cards to take the money buyers believe is getting to the recipient. victims may not even realize what's happening. >> a smoul down in the santa cruz -- small down in the santa cruz mountains but wanting to profit off of residents. >> there's a lot of people hurting out of work and it's a tough time and i think it's awful. >> sheriff's deputies say someone attemptered with the
. >> manti will tell the truth. >> and in some circles, a strange tale involving a football star gets more convoluteed. >> we could have some fog in the morning, i'll let you know in the 5-day more cast. -- more cast. q x forecast. -- forecast. . >>> about a dozen people today protested outside a san francisco restaurant. they say the owner is a slum lord. about 50 people live in the apartment building he owns. some had units that didn't drain rotten cabinets and...
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do you think that manti te'o will speak out in the next week? load up greta wire right now and vote. now to the great state of wisconsin who can forget the storming of the state capitol over the collective bargaining fight. that was two years ago, and today, a the federal appeals court upholding governor scott walker's new law that resulted in the pro it is, stripping them of almost all of the collective bargaining rights and finding it's constitutional and automatic deduction of union dues, banning is acceptable. and governor walker issuing a statement calling the ruling a victory for wisconsin taxpayers. straight ahead we're going to take you live to algeria where news is breaking tonight. one american now confirmed dead, the other americans still held hostage, we have a live report from algeria, plus you'll hear from the hostages who have luckily made it out alive. they all have not. that's next. the plot thickens, did fashion mogul missoni's plane crash or was he hijacked. new clues from venezuela and big news from the famous kardashians and
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details about the alleged mastermind behind the fake dead girlfriend hoax involving college football star manti te'o. who is he, and has he ever done anything like this before? >> there's a lot of eerie similarities between the life of the alleged hoaxster and the character he is accused of inventing. >>> you may have heard about the uproar over the stunning, shocking discovery that subway's footlong subs are sometimes shorter than advertised. ron claiborne is drawing up litigation as we speak. we were able to get an official response. from the company overnight. wait till you hear how they are playing this one. >> we are going to have food on set to test this out. >>> but first new details are emerging about how the deadly stand off in algeria ended. a raid by algerian special forces with dozens dead including militants and hostages at least one of whom we know is an american. abc's brian ross has been working his sources and joins us from washington with more. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning. of the ten americans at the bp facility, seven got out but at least one died and the fate
details about the alleged mastermind behind the fake dead girlfriend hoax involving college football star manti te'o. who is he, and has he ever done anything like this before? >> there's a lot of eerie similarities between the life of the alleged hoaxster and the character he is accused of inventing. >>> you may have heard about the uproar over the stunning, shocking discovery that subway's footlong subs are sometimes shorter than advertised. ron claiborne is drawing up...
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notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who told him that she was, in fact, not dead. >> it is so shocking to people inside and outside sports. manti te'o ended up being second in the heisman trophy voting and part of that was because of what he endured during the season. the idea this senior lost his grandmother and his girlfriend, who now we know was fictitious on the exact same day and that he played a football game the day of her supposed funeral. he had two interceptions. it got a lot of media attention. at the end of the game on the day of this girl's supposed funeral, the coach of notre dame gave manti te'o the team b
notre dame is 100% behind manti te'o. they say he had nothing to do with this. he is an absolute victim of this elaborate hoax. >> on the morning of december 26th, very early morning, manti called his coaches to inform them that while he was in attendance at the espn awards show in orlando, he received a phone call from a number he recognized as being that he associated with lennay kekua. when he answered it, it was a person whose voice sounded like the same voice he had talked to who...
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it will be interesting to hear manti's part of the story. obviously, he had to be in south bend, doing training, especially in the summer. but i will be interested to hear his side of the story. >> i am interested as l. i hope that, as i said earlier to our other guests, once we have all heard it, we move on. 22 seems old to you. but to pretty much everybody else who has been there, it's young. anyway -- and you can have some bad judgment, too. thank you, sir. >> thanks so much, greta. >> okay. do you think the story could get any wilder? tell us what you think and vote in our gretawire poa. do you think manti te'o will speak out in the next week? load up and vote. and now, to the great state of wisconsin... who could forget the storming of the state capitol over the collective bargaining fight? two years ago. today, a federal appeals court upholding scott walker's controversial new law that provoked that protest, stripping most public workers of most of their collective bargaining rights. the u.s. court of appeal, finding the law is constit
it will be interesting to hear manti's part of the story. obviously, he had to be in south bend, doing training, especially in the summer. but i will be interested to hear his side of the story. >> i am interested as l. i hope that, as i said earlier to our other guests, once we have all heard it, we move on. 22 seems old to you. but to pretty much everybody else who has been there, it's young. anyway -- and you can have some bad judgment, too. thank you, sir. >> thanks so much,...
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i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >> the definition of harm comes in. you're allowed to create a parody account. i can take george stephanopoulos and put a picture and make fun of george stephanopoulos. >> please don't. >> and that's okay. that's perfectly legal. but if you do it with the intent to create harm, et cetera. we don't know if -- we don't know exactly what's happened here. on the flip side of that, some people are asking, what about him? what if he made this up? could he face any legal problems? and the answer to that one is no. >> how about notre dame? notre dame knew the truth and didn't revea
i don't think manti is reaching back at the moment. maybe he will. >> and, dan, are there any laws broken here in any way? >> it depends. you know, look. it depends what state it occurred in. let's assume that it occurred in a state where it's against the law to take someone's identity and lie about it. you had to have done it with the intent to harm, intimidate, threaten, et cetera. and here, there are -- >> isn't that implied by trying to fool someone in that way. >>...
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there are new details about manti ta'o's story. >> why me? why them? >> he can't find the time or money to visit her before she dies. >> i have questions. they're not why. just what it would be like? i wonder if it would be like if she stood here. >> he's a kid. he makes mistakes. >> we do not all make up people, go on national television, tell stories about them and tell that story and perpetuate it, after we learn it's a hoax. >> notre dame better hope that all he was was stupid and not complicity. >> the last thing she said to me was i love you. >> if you are the council, you measure years -- >> shovel readies was not as shovel ready as we expected. >> the officials are downplaying the fact that they have not met in a year, saying that the president has found a lot of other ways to have outreach to business leaders. >> white house officials are now saying that president obama is receiving regular updates on the situation, which remain, as you say, ongoing and sensitive. >> this is an act of terror. the perpetrators are the terrorists. >> counter ter
there are new details about manti ta'o's story. >> why me? why them? >> he can't find the time or money to visit her before she dies. >> i have questions. they're not why. just what it would be like? i wonder if it would be like if she stood here. >> he's a kid. he makes mistakes. >> we do not all make up people, go on national television, tell stories about them and tell that story and perpetuate it, after we learn it's a hoax. >> notre dame better hope that...
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. >>> the story about the hoax involving manti te'o started with a report on the sports website deadspin.com. another story there right now says that even te'o's former notre dame teammates were skeptical about the story of his girlfriend's death but confronted him about it. but still plenty of questions about the whole thing this morning as abc's josh elliott reports. >> reporter: until wednesday afternoon, there were no public questions about the heart or soul of star notre dame line backer manti te'o. a devout mormon hailing from a large, close knit hawaiian family. but it's that heart that school officials and te'o himself say was exploited. >> he's a guy so willing to believe in others and so ready to help. >> reporter: but was te'o really duped into believing that he was having an online relationship. a narrative he was all too willing to share openly and in apparent pain. >> when you have somebody that you talk to every single day, that you sleep with on the phone because she is going through a lot of things, and all of a sudden it's silence, that silence really eats at you. >> report
. >>> the story about the hoax involving manti te'o started with a report on the sports website deadspin.com. another story there right now says that even te'o's former notre dame teammates were skeptical about the story of his girlfriend's death but confronted him about it. but still plenty of questions about the whole thing this morning as abc's josh elliott reports. >> reporter: until wednesday afternoon, there were no public questions about the heart or soul of star notre...
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. >> and tonight, manti mania or should we call it hoax-gate. either way it's all anyone can talk about. what do you, what do his notre dame teammates think about the scandal? well, you're about to find out. plus, the super bowl former winning nfl coach is here to talk about that and manti's future. all that and much more ahead, "on the record" starts right now. >> you've he probably been hearing about this all morning. >> this is amazing, an amazing story. >> notre dame linebacker manti te'o now says he's the victim of a very cruel prank. >> a story that's so bizarre that we're all talking about it, still trying to put the pieces of this together. >> the big question is, was it a hoax and was he a victim? >> why me? why them? why-- >> the only thing that's clear is that somebody somewhere is laying on the blarnney. >> the single most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again. >> and if he's in on the hoax and somebody pulled it off, how did he get into notre dame. >> it's a very dark time. >> and my qu
. >> and tonight, manti mania or should we call it hoax-gate. either way it's all anyone can talk about. what do you, what do his notre dame teammates think about the scandal? well, you're about to find out. plus, the super bowl former winning nfl coach is here to talk about that and manti's future. all that and much more ahead, "on the record" starts right now. >> you've he probably been hearing about this all morning. >> this is amazing, an amazing story. >>...
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manti te'o and his alleged girlfriend who never existed. going to bring back the sports editor for the nation. what's the latest that's gone on late last night and overnight? what do we know about what notre dame is doing? >> well, the latest with manti te'o is silence. with each day of silence comes more questions. it's like you know very well from politics, usually the cover-up is far more damaging than the crime. yesterday there were reports that manti te'o was going to do a press conference. that was scuddled. then an interview on espn. that was scuddled. now he's inside a compound where he's preparing for the nfl draft. you have reporters camped outside as if it's some sort of situation outside an embassy. what's going on with manti te'o? it's getting so much attention. as you referenced, this is the most bizarre story i've ever seen in sports. i've never seen anything like this. and notre dame's posture on this makes it even more of a story. they have decided even though manti te'o's story of a three-year relationship with somebody he
manti te'o and his alleged girlfriend who never existed. going to bring back the sports editor for the nation. what's the latest that's gone on late last night and overnight? what do we know about what notre dame is doing? >> well, the latest with manti te'o is silence. with each day of silence comes more questions. it's like you know very well from politics, usually the cover-up is far more damaging than the crime. yesterday there were reports that manti te'o was going to do a press...
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and getting back to manti. if he knew on december 6th, he had been scammed, why two days later did he once again talk about the girlfriend he is now supposed to know is fake as if she was real. listen. >> i don't like cancer at all. cancer, i lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. >> again, he make that statement two days after he was supposedly informed of the hoax. did he not understand, was he confused, embarrassed or was he in on and and trying to hide it. here's what we know from gary tuchman. >> you didn't have to be a big cleenl football fan hao hop on the manti te'o bandwagon this year. he nearly won the heisman trophy. hard hitting, but soft spoken and in love with a girlfriend he said he met three years ago after a game. listen to how he described her to e spn. >> i see the most beautiful girl i ever met, not because of her physical beauty, but the beauty of her character, and who she is. she was just that person that i turned to. >> in the same interview, te'o talked about learning th
and getting back to manti. if he knew on december 6th, he had been scammed, why two days later did he once again talk about the girlfriend he is now supposed to know is fake as if she was real. listen. >> i don't like cancer at all. cancer, i lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer. >> again, he make that statement two days after he was supposedly informed of the hoax. did he not understand, was he confused, embarrassed or was he in on and and trying to hide it. here's...
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do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'll see you tomorrow. catch us every weekday 2:00 p.m. eastern time here on msnbc. to keep in contact with us off air, twitter, facebook. "the cycle" is up next. get the skills, the savings, and the supplies they need - to go from beginning... to doing... to beautifully done. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now this ashland vanity is a special buy at just two hundred, ninety-nine dollars. call (star star)thd to shop now. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills-
do you believe manti's story? maybe he's super naive football player and social skills not up what someone else his age perhaps would be. we're debating this in our room right now. go to facebook.com/newsnation to cast your vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday. will house republicans give any support to any of the president's proposals to curb gun violence? 8% of you said, yes. 92%, big no. wow. that does it for this edition of "news nation."...
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that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax him? >> notre dame officials are standing behind manti te'o. their investigation started in december. he was being truthful. the fictitious girl allegedly sended stanford. amy? >> kristen, there is disbelief here evident on the front page of the student newspaper saying "unreal." there is some regret among the editorial staff. check this out call by miles bennett smith who apologized for small uncovering the hoax. he realized if a student dies in a car crash and has leukemia campus we know. he could have broken the story so regret at the newspaper. here is what
that player is manti te'o of the university of notre dame. he said yesterday he was the victim of a sick joke and the woman he thought he had an online relationship with wasn't real. manti te'o thought she was a stanford student and developed leukemia and was an inspiration for him. a reporter who broke the story is not buying this. >> a lot of people are very suspicious when manti te'o said he had no idea and he was the sucker because why would someone go to such great lengths to hoax...
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manti's recent statement only muddies the water. listen to te'o speaking to espn back on september 15th. he talks about being reunited with his grandmother and with lennay. >> i miss them. i miss them. but i know i'll see them again one day. >> not i'll finally meet her one day but i'll see her again one day. implying that he had seen her. if as manti says he was the victim of a hoax, that the relationship only skpexisted online, why was he saying back then he'd seen her? also we know that manti says he found out lennay was fake on december 6th when he got a call from someone with lennay's number and lennay's voice who said she wasn't dead. why does he wait until the 26th, 20 days later, to tell the coaches at the school? notre dame investigates and gets a report on january 4th. we know that. why does it wait until yesterday, until after reporters deadspin.com run an expose to go public. and getting back to manti if he knew on december 6th that he'd been scammed, why two days later did he once again talk about the girlfriend he's no
manti's recent statement only muddies the water. listen to te'o speaking to espn back on september 15th. he talks about being reunited with his grandmother and with lennay. >> i miss them. i miss them. but i know i'll see them again one day. >> not i'll finally meet her one day but i'll see her again one day. implying that he had seen her. if as manti says he was the victim of a hoax, that the relationship only skpexisted online, why was he saying back then he'd seen her? also we...
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at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today manti te'o was out of sight, he's at a florida sports center, preparing for what he hopes is an nfl career. that as the story that is the centerpiece of his fairy tale final college year has collapsed around him. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: manti te'o was a college football hero, not just to the home crowd here at notre dame, but to fans across the country. hailed on the cover of "sports illustrated" as a star player who had triumphed over personal tragedy. in a single september day, he said, he lost both his grandmother and his girlfriend, recently diagnosed wit
at the center of this is a notre dame football player named manti te'o, a star linebacker, runner up for the heisman and a big part of his dramatic back story was the death of his girlfriend of leukemia until this report surfaced that there was no girlfriend. she was an internet invention. te'o says he's the victim of a hoax. notre dame is standing behind him. there are still a whole lot of questions here. nbc's john yang is with us from south bend, indiana tonight. john, good evening. >>...
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i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are saying, maybe not so much. cnn ted rowlands is up to his shoulder pads in intrigue. first of all, how did this hoax come to light? give me basically the premer on all of this. >> reporter: well, it started to unravel with deadspin.com got an anonymous tip and they started to look into this whole story and piece by piece it started to unravel and their investigation, all of the things that people had been led to believe about this person weren't able to be verified. so they figured out that it was a hoax. they pushed the piece o
i'm talking about manti te'o. his legend arose not so much because of the devotion to the sport but maybe to his family and his devotion from a girlfriend who suffered from leukemia and who died just last september, just hours after the death of his grandmother and the bottom line is, we don't think there was a girlfriend and that there ever was a girlfriend. notre dame say te'o was the victim of a an elaborate, sophisticated hoax. but that's not the end of the story either. some people are...
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the center of their team was the star linebacker manti te'o, and the center of manti te'o's story was the fact he was playing for his grandmother and his girlfriend who both passed away within hours of each other on september 11 or so timber 12, the dates keep changing, which is part of the story. she died of leukemia, the story went. manti te'o was flying with a broken heart but inspired by her memory. the entire nation of fans were swept into the story. people raise thousands of dollars in her name to give money to cancer research. it turns out she never existed. and now here is where we get to two possibilities of what took place. either manti te'o was victim of a hoax that took place over the course of three years, what is called phishing, sunset of this identity online and question the feel he was in love with someone was not real, or manti te'o was the architect of this hoax and did so for reasons that are frankly left to speculation. maybe he was trying to give himself a narrative that would aid his chances to win the heisman trophy. maybe he is trying to keep his personal life
the center of their team was the star linebacker manti te'o, and the center of manti te'o's story was the fact he was playing for his grandmother and his girlfriend who both passed away within hours of each other on september 11 or so timber 12, the dates keep changing, which is part of the story. she died of leukemia, the story went. manti te'o was flying with a broken heart but inspired by her memory. the entire nation of fans were swept into the story. people raise thousands of dollars in...
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there are questions only manti can answer. he needs to have an interview this is what happened this is what i knew when i knew it. >> this morning long time sports caster jim gray is also speaking out. he says the university of notre dame is partly at fault in all of this mess. >> they are complicity to a certain degree. te'o says he got a call from the number that he felt was his old girlfriend back on december 6th. he then reports it to his coaches on december 26th. the coaches then tell the athletic director and the university what has been going on. they then do not disclose this information, bill. they hold on to this through the national championship game which is 11 or 12 days later. they let him continue to answer questions about this he's playing the season for her and dedicating it for her. they continue to perpetuate this fraud. >> the university continues to stand by their player. >> is safety one of your top priorities while looking to get away? what about shopping? we have a list of the places you should go and w
there are questions only manti can answer. he needs to have an interview this is what happened this is what i knew when i knew it. >> this morning long time sports caster jim gray is also speaking out. he says the university of notre dame is partly at fault in all of this mess. >> they are complicity to a certain degree. te'o says he got a call from the number that he felt was his old girlfriend back on december 6th. he then reports it to his coaches on december 26th. the coaches...
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not necessarily disappointed in manti, but they felt for him. everybody's very concerned about his mental state and how he's feeling right now. it's sad to believe that someone would go out of their way to sabotage his character and what he stood for. >> he said te'o likely believed he met his girlfriend and blamed one man for trying to sabotage his character. the man is named tuiasosopo, the same man that was alleged to have been involved. cnn has not been able to get in touch with him and has not been able to confirm the allegation, but te'o said he and manti met him this november when they played usc in los angeles. he was an athlete, too. this picture from when he was a senior in a california high school. deadspin.com points to him as an instigator who in his weird scenario created lennay. te'o's uncle vouches for him. >> i have known him all my life and this is the first time i heard this. >> we also caught up with manti's father who told us off camera, the truth will come out. god knows our character. one thing we do know, lennay kekua is
not necessarily disappointed in manti, but they felt for him. everybody's very concerned about his mental state and how he's feeling right now. it's sad to believe that someone would go out of their way to sabotage his character and what he stood for. >> he said te'o likely believed he met his girlfriend and blamed one man for trying to sabotage his character. the man is named tuiasosopo, the same man that was alleged to have been involved. cnn has not been able to get in touch with him...
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at the end of the day, we need to hear from manti te'o. the longer we wait to hear fram him, the more doubt builds and sin kmp builds. come out, toell your story, and let america know. >> to your point, you would have to be honest about that. you have covered manti te'o for about six years. you met his parents on multiple occasions. i'm curious, did they ever talk to you ability this woman he was dating and whether or not they knew her? >> you know, we never specifically talked about that. one of our news photographers talked to them after a pep rally on october 12th. they brought up lennay and talked about how inspiring she's been to manti's life. we never discussed whether or not they met her, and the othernicate action i had with them came on senior day. we talked after the game about how important that day was to the te'o family, but never necessarily got into specifics about lennay at that point. you know -- >> go ahead. >> go ahead. >> i'm curious, were there any inconsistencies you picked up on? >> not during the process. i mean, i
at the end of the day, we need to hear from manti te'o. the longer we wait to hear fram him, the more doubt builds and sin kmp builds. come out, toell your story, and let america know. >> to your point, you would have to be honest about that. you have covered manti te'o for about six years. you met his parents on multiple occasions. i'm curious, did they ever talk to you ability this woman he was dating and whether or not they knew her? >> you know, we never specifically talked...
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. >>> later this half hour, who set out to play an elaborate hoax to embarrass manti te'o. this story has really just shocked everyone. >> that's the question, was he really the victim of a hoax or did he know to kind of benefit from the publicity and the emotion behind the grandmother dying and the girlfriend dying. i have a hard time following the story, but apparently he may not have been the only one duped by this whole catfish scandal. >> it's surprising to believe someone could be duped into thinking they had this girlfriend that they never met. >> most people have met their girlfriends. >>> all the excitement and upset after last night's nfl playoffs. the big celebrations for ravens and 49er fans out there and the two brothers who will be getting so much attention at this year's super bowl. that's right, a family affair down in new orleans in two weeks. >>> first, hundreds of thousands are gathering later today on the nation's front lawn to witness history. >> president obama takes the oath of office in public, delivers his inaugural address then takes to the traditi
. >>> later this half hour, who set out to play an elaborate hoax to embarrass manti te'o. this story has really just shocked everyone. >> that's the question, was he really the victim of a hoax or did he know to kind of benefit from the publicity and the emotion behind the grandmother dying and the girlfriend dying. i have a hard time following the story, but apparently he may not have been the only one duped by this whole catfish scandal. >> it's surprising to believe...
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te'o's father did say that manti te'o had met this now fictional girlfriend at one point, and manti told jeremy shaap, well actually i did tell my dad that i met her, because i guess he figured his dad thought this whole thing was really strange so he wanted to get his dad to believe he had met her. even he says, manti te'o, that he knew it was strange to have basically an online relationship with someone, but that it was real. >> absolutely. you know what, i want to give the quote backing up what you say. trying to explain the confusion whether or not he met this supposed girlfriend or not. he said, i knew it was crazy i was with someone i didn't meet so i tailored my stories to think, yeah, he met her before she passioned away so people wouldn't think i was some crazy dude. overall, are the sports world, how is that arena raeshlgeactin that answer? >> we'll see. it's interesting, alex. what my theory is behind this entire really weird story, behind this hoax, lance armstrong. i'm obviously kidding. >> what? >> i'm obviously kidding, but my point is this. first of all, funny to see how
te'o's father did say that manti te'o had met this now fictional girlfriend at one point, and manti told jeremy shaap, well actually i did tell my dad that i met her, because i guess he figured his dad thought this whole thing was really strange so he wanted to get his dad to believe he had met her. even he says, manti te'o, that he knew it was strange to have basically an online relationship with someone, but that it was real. >> absolutely. you know what, i want to give the quote...
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. >> reporter: it was the inspirational story of the college football season, manti te'o talking about the death of his girlfriend. four months after her death, it turns out she never existed. a 3-year online relationship, reports of a courageous battle with leukemia, all a hoax. the news brought to life by the website, deadspin.com. >> we called all of the funeral homes where several sources reported she had been buried. they had no information on it. and this really told us that there's something really going on here. >> reporter: the story doesn't stop there. deadspin says the woman believed to be his girlfriend is really a young woman from torrance with no connection to the football star at all. >> and we found her actual alive, and never met manti te'o person. and that opened everything up. >> reporter: his story, even heartbreaking to notre dame's athletic director. >> there's a lot of tragedy here, there's a lot of sorrow. but the thing i am must sad about is -- sorry. >> reporter: who was she? she was all made up. a story sources say was concocted by te'o's longtime friend. he
. >> reporter: it was the inspirational story of the college football season, manti te'o talking about the death of his girlfriend. four months after her death, it turns out she never existed. a 3-year online relationship, reports of a courageous battle with leukemia, all a hoax. the news brought to life by the website, deadspin.com. >> we called all of the funeral homes where several sources reported she had been buried. they had no information on it. and this really told us that...
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manti te'o inspired countless fans when he led notre dame to an epic winning season after the tragic death of his longtime girlfriend. that is until they learned she was a figment of someone's imagination. but who? josh elliot has the latest. >> reporter: it seemed like a tragic love story. >> the most beautiful girl i've ever met. not because of her physical beauty but the beauty of her character, who she is. >> reporter: this is manti te'o in october talking about the girlfriend whom he believed had just died. >> and all of a sudden it hits. silence. that silence really eats at you. >> reporter: until wednesday, te'o, notre dame's all-american linebacker and heisman finalist, was the focus of the most inspiring college football story of the year. now questions arise. is the star athlete the victim of a mysterious and elaborate hoax as he says, or was he a part of it all along? te'o was known for his big hits on the field. and his big heart off of it. his story of overcoming the loss of his grandmother and then his girlfriend lennay kekua within hours of each other last fall, even f
manti te'o inspired countless fans when he led notre dame to an epic winning season after the tragic death of his longtime girlfriend. that is until they learned she was a figment of someone's imagination. but who? josh elliot has the latest. >> reporter: it seemed like a tragic love story. >> the most beautiful girl i've ever met. not because of her physical beauty but the beauty of her character, who she is. >> reporter: this is manti te'o in october talking about the...
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manti was the victim of the hoax. >> reporter: te'o released a statement. over several months, i developed a relationship with a woman i met online. to realize the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies is painful and humiliating. >> i don't believe that te'o could be that dumb. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating on te'o may have been in on the hoax. but as far as notre dame is concerned, they are sticking by their man. >> the single-most trusting human being i've ever met will never be able to trust in the same way again in his life. that's an incredible tragedy. >> reporter: and so are folks in te'o's hawaiian hometown. >> something's wrong. he's a good kid. he never would do anything like that. >> it's just sad that we have people like that in the world today. >> well, deadspin tracked down the actual girl whose photo was used to portray lennay. she says she doesn't know te'o and didn't know her image had been stolen. te'o is expected to hold a press conference later this afternoon, hopefully to sh
manti was the victim of the hoax. >> reporter: te'o released a statement. over several months, i developed a relationship with a woman i met online. to realize the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies is painful and humiliating. >> i don't believe that te'o could be that dumb. >> reporter: the surreal chain of events have some speculating on te'o may have been in on the hoax. but as far as notre dame is concerned, they are sticking by their man....
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they could have said it's not our case, go talk to manti. no, they brought in investigators looked at it came to this conclusion and until somebody proves me differently after having been at notre dame, loving that school, and three of my children graduating from, i have to say i'm going to believe him, support him until somebody proves different and i don't think that will happen. >> sean: obviously, he's he a great ball player. is there any part of this story on the surface that's questionable to you? for example, he played the day the funeral of this girlfriend supposedly took place, he had two interceptions, they beat michigan and he said all she ever wanted was white roses, but there was no funeral. where did he send them? you know, how do you have a girlfriend for that long a period of time and apparently said he had met her at a game and stanford and, do you see holes in this story that concern you? >> i don't know if you're listening when i first came on. >> sean: i heard you. >> i can't believe-- >> the investigation. >> there's no
they could have said it's not our case, go talk to manti. no, they brought in investigators looked at it came to this conclusion and until somebody proves me differently after having been at notre dame, loving that school, and three of my children graduating from, i have to say i'm going to believe him, support him until somebody proves different and i don't think that will happen. >> sean: obviously, he's he a great ball player. is there any part of this story on the surface that's...
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this is a lot bigger than manti te'o. six victims over five years. all of them believing they were in some sort of online relationship with a woman who did not exist. the elaborate alter ego of one man. this morning, the first, new images outside the home of ronaiah tuiasosopo, as his family went to church sunday. but the man for years allegedly pretended to be a woman, talking on the phone and online with notre dame star manti te'o, is now avoiding talking at all. overnight, his attorney told abc news, tuiasosopo is not commenting. but this morning, jesse tulletel is. one-his first victims. >> this was elaborated for years. it wasn't just a one-time thing. those are years of creating people. >> reporter: for months, she has online conversations with a woman named lennay kekua. all the while, it was tuiasosopo. >> it's crazy. it's unbelievable this one thing was constructed to make lennay kekua. >> reporter:he said she reached out on facebook, asking about beauty pageants. >> she played volleyball at stanford. she told me she was a victoria's secret
this is a lot bigger than manti te'o. six victims over five years. all of them believing they were in some sort of online relationship with a woman who did not exist. the elaborate alter ego of one man. this morning, the first, new images outside the home of ronaiah tuiasosopo, as his family went to church sunday. but the man for years allegedly pretended to be a woman, talking on the phone and online with notre dame star manti te'o, is now avoiding talking at all. overnight, his attorney told...
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do you think manti te'o is involved? >> i'm not really in a position to say whether i think he's involved, except to sort of look at the story that he's telling, and especially that his claim that he did not know that it was a fake account until late december, which means that for more than a year, he claims that an individual who we at "dead spin" have associated with te'o as somebody who he knows was pretending to be this person all the while, while presumably a presumably intelligent man like manti te'o never caught on. i really struggle to believe that he could have been suckered for that long. >> so let's talk pro and con on this. people show catfish, it is all about that and in fact the athletic director from notre dame mentioned that in his comments yesterday. i think we can play that for you, he talked about the show exactly about that, people tricked by online relationships. let's play that. >> i would refer all of you, if you're not already familiar with it, with both the documentary called catfish. it is a sca
do you think manti te'o is involved? >> i'm not really in a position to say whether i think he's involved, except to sort of look at the story that he's telling, and especially that his claim that he did not know that it was a fake account until late december, which means that for more than a year, he claims that an individual who we at "dead spin" have associated with te'o as somebody who he knows was pretending to be this person all the while, while presumably a presumably...
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was manti involved in this thing? what did he know? deadspin which broke the story claims that when ronaiah few open 'o, who te'o knows, what the architect of the hoax and reports suggest that te'o was in on this. my question to you is, truth always comes out, especially with the internet and twitter and all the stuff out there. he has to come clean if he hasn't already. right? >> absolutely. in other words, he is going to be scrutinized -- has to have a press conference. notre dame already has egg on its face but doesn't want an omelet. so notre dame's credibility is at stake here, and what they are depending on, as crazy as it sounds, this kid was just dumb, got duped. we do media training with executives and you always ask them the unacceptable answers, do you do this because you were greedy or stupid? notre dame is hoping his sans was, i was just stupid. >> he is inconceivably naive or narcissistic. his credibility could be absolutely shattered in this thing, and he could about a first-round draft pick. i got to think nfl teams don
was manti involved in this thing? what did he know? deadspin which broke the story claims that when ronaiah few open 'o, who te'o knows, what the architect of the hoax and reports suggest that te'o was in on this. my question to you is, truth always comes out, especially with the internet and twitter and all the stuff out there. he has to come clean if he hasn't already. right? >> absolutely. in other words, he is going to be scrutinized -- has to have a press conference. notre dame...
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what teammates suggest manti te'o knew about his mystery girlfriend. >> san francisco fans hoping for another championship team. how the 9ers are preparing to face the falcons this sunday. well, well well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. but we are learning more about the online girlfriend who never existed. a former ttold espn that players didn't think the relationship was all that >>> there is no sign of manti te'o. ' former teammate told espn that players didn't think the relationship was all that serious and hinted that te'o may have played up the tragic news of her death to get attention. a southern california man and former friend of te'o is believed to be behind the hoax. but it's sti
what teammates suggest manti te'o knew about his mystery girlfriend. >> san francisco fans hoping for another championship team. how the 9ers are preparing to face the falcons this sunday. well, well well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids...